Thursday, March 26, 2009

Home Inspection

So today was our new home inspection. It is something that is mandatory when you purchase a house so that you know what if anything is wrong, and then you can fight the sellers to pay for it. Anyway we had ours today and it went GREAT!!!!!! When we got there the inspector (which we had to hire, but it was only $250 for home and foundation inspection. Plus our realtor gave us cards to a couple people) was already on the roof checking that out. He said the roof, chimney, and dryer vent (yes our dryer vent is coming out our roof not the side of the house like most) were all in perfect condition. No shingles are loose, and it is only one layer which means when it was replaced (2002) it was done correctly. He said the gutters were a little plugged and would suggest cleaning them out. So great news there! Everything else on the house was perfect, the siding, the grade of the side lawns, the foundation, the walls, the basement, the pipes, the electric work....EVERYTHING! the ONLY thing that he found "wrong" is that the sellers have put up drywall in the garage for insulation, and there is a outlet that doesn't have a cover on. That is it!!! the only thing he could find worth writing in his home inspection!!! I cannot believe it. I was really nervous because I had this fear that we were looking at the house with rose colored glasses. Meaning we loved it soo much that we looked over/didn't see the "wrong" things. But no we saw everything that was how it should be. The furnace is the original furnace, but the inspector said that if you were to have an older furnace the Williams was the one to have, and that is what is in the house, so the furnace is from 1977/1978 which isn't too bad. The central air is also a little older, 1986, but again he said we should get at least 5 years out of it yet. So as I said it was amazing!!! And we could not stop smiling!!! So now we just wait to see what bank picks us up. See we are already pre-approved so we know we for sure have the loan, but a bank has to just verify, the company we got pre-approved with works with 17 banks, so I guess they wait to see which one will give us the best rate and stuff. Our lady told us it would probably be 2 weeksish until we heard anything. So the wait continues I guess, but this kinda wait is okay because I know that it is all taken care of already. So I thank God that everything he worked everything out.
I also want to throw out that I am thinking and praying for my friend Melissa, she is pregnant and going through some stuff right now and just needs a little comfort of prayer. Also remember to keep Stellen in your prayers as he is still fighting in the hospital.
Also check out my sisters (proudmommyof4) HOT new hair cut!! She looks amazing!
Have a great night everyone!!!!
Amy

2 comments:

  1. Hey you!

    That's so great! Awesome! I hope that everything goes smooth.

    I wish I had more time to write more, but I seem to be super stressed lately. One of these days you'll get a letter from me. :) I'm SO happy for you and Grant!

    (Hugs)

    Sarah

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  2. Awesome, sounds like you are on the right path! I still can't wait to see the pics!

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